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The New York Times:
Thomas Daley had been helping friends swap sports tickets for golf course green fees and concert tickets as a sideline.
But on the advice of a friend, he set up an online trading site, Joe Barter L.L.C., two years ago where college students could trade textbooks, small companies could trade equipment and accountants, […]
Entrepreneur Daily:
Like her or not, media queen Oprah has turned unknown businesses into overnight success stories thanks to her stamp of approval.
So how does she decide which of the hundreds of thousands of product pitches she receives get air time?
According to an Advertising Age article, “It helps a whole lot if Oprah likes your brand […]
Entrepreneur.com:
Let’s face it: 2007 wasn’t the best time to start a new business in Miami Beach. The real estate market had already crashed, and spiraling gas prices would soon dent the vital tourism industry.
So when Cleveland Cook, 40, found the need to hire an accountant for Can I Have Your Attention, his new advertising and […]
Anchorage Daily News:
As the economy slows, a growing number of consumers are trying to find a wider market for their goods and services by offering to barter them.
Local newspapers and Internet sites such as Craigslist are seeing a sharp rise in postings by people willing to swap their used cameras or baby-sitting services for other […]
MiamiHerald.com:
Frustrated with buying and selling schoolbooks, Brian Karpf set out to change the process as he approached his third year of law school.
”I was sick of the system, so I started thinking how I could fix it,” said Karpf, 26. “I thought a blog where people could trade one thing for another could work.”
In the […]
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